This past weekend we celebrated my mom’s 80th birthday with not one but TWO surprise birthday parties! She loved seeing so many of the people that she loves gathered together …
Living an Extraordinary Life
Living an extraordinary life is a goal that many people aspire to achieve, yet few people know how to go about doing. We’d like to take you on a brief …
Rooted in Peace
I love the phrase, ‘Rooted in Peace’, which describes how we live the Shin Dao – the Way of the Heart. As we walk the path of the Shin Dao, …
A Kindness to Move You to Tears
A facebook friend posted this story last week, and I was so moved, I have to share with you. A kindness like this is what continues to foster my belief …
A Valentines Day Message To You
Happy Valentine’s Day! We hope this letter finds you surrounded by – and filled with – love, joy, and happiness. We wanted to take this moment to express our sincerest …
Living with Gratitude
As practitioners of the Shin Dao, living with gratitude is an essential part of our (Neil and Tina’s) daily life. Gratitude helps us connect with the world and with ourselves, …
Would Love Some Support
a heart felt share from Neil Thrussell I don’t know about you, but asking for help can sometimes be very hard for me to do. Especially in the past. I …
Guidance for being human
My friend, Derek Walllman, who was a guest on my “Living from the Heart” podcast in March of 2020, has an absolutely huge heart filled with love. Derek truly lives …
Starting the New Year right
We were blessed to spend new year’s eve in Kananaskis Provincial Park with a group of nearly 30 kind and interesting people. Wendell, a former co-worker of Neil’s, has been …
More on Music & Love
We were tickled pink when one of our readers, Mandy, responded quickly to the article we published last week in ‘Heart and Mind Matters’ about Music and Love. Mandy wrote, …